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USA Elite Training - Summer Clinics
Upcoming Clinic Schedule 2016
- Southington Summer Clinic (Sponsored by SGSL)
Location: Panthorn Park, 500 Burritt St., Southington
Dates : Monday, 8/8 - Thursday, 8/11 (rain date 8/12)
All registrations after July 1, $25 fee
Time: 9 am - 12 noon All Skills
12:30 - 3 pm Pitchers/Catchers
Ages: 8 - 16
Clinic Directors: Jen Hapanowicz
Clinic Fee: All Skills $119; Pitchers/Catchers $99; Both $199
non SGSL member/ non USA Elite Member additional $20 fee
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- Cheshire Summer Clinic
Location: Bartlem Park, Cheshire, CT
Dates: Mon 6/27 - 6/30 (rain date 7/1)
All registrations after June 1, $25 fee
Time: 9 am - 12 noon All Skills
12:30 - 3 pm Pitchers/Catchers
Ages: 8 - 16
Clinic Directors: Jen Hapanowicz
Clinic Fee: All Skills $119; Pitchers/Catchers $99; Both $199
non-Cheshire player/non USA Elite Member additional $20 fee
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- North Branford Summer Clinic
Location: Totoket Park, 290 Forest Rd./Rt. 22, North Branford
Dates: 8/22 - 8/25 (rain date 8/26)
All registrations after July 15, $25 fee
Time: 9 am - 12 noon All Skills
12:30 - 3 pm Pitchers/Catchers
Ages: 8 - 16
Clinic Directors: Jen Hapanowicz
Clinic Fee: All skills: $119 North Branford resident/usa elite member $139 non members/res
Pitchers & catchers: $99 res/ $119 non res
Both: $199 resident /$219 non resident
- Clinton Summer Clinic - Sponsored by Clinton Girls Softball League
Location: Ethel Peters Recreational Complex Clinton, CT
Dates: 7/18 - 7/21 (rain date - 7/22)
Time: 9 am - 12 noon All Skills
12:30 - 3 pm Pitchers/Catchers
Ages: 8 - 16Clinic Directors: Jen Hapanowicz
- Seymour Summer Clinic -
Location: Casagrande Field/ Bob Lang Field, Seymour, CT
Dates: Mon., 8/15 - Thurs., 8/18 (rain date 8/19)
All registrations after July 8, $25 fee
Time: 9 am - 12 noon All Skills
12:30 - 3 pm Pitchers/Catchers
Ages: 8 - 16
Clinic Directors: Jen Hapanowicz
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- Waterford Summer Clinic
Location: Waterford Little League South Complex, Gardiners Wood Road, Waterford, CT
Dates: Mon. 8/1 through Thurs., 8/4 (Rain date 8/5)
All registrations after July 1, $25 fee
Time: 9 am - 12 noon All Skills
12:30 - 3 pm Pitchers/Catchers
Ages: 8 - 16
Clinic Directors: Jen Hapanowicz
Clinic Fee Non-Waterford/ Non -East Lyme Players/Non-USA Elite Members Before July 10: All Skills $139; Pitchers/catchers $119; Both $219
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Seasonal Player Clinics
USA Elite Training offers two types of summer softball clinics: Position Players Clinic and the Pitchers & CatcherClinic. Each clinic is instructed by the USA Elite Training, LLC Softball Coaching Staff, which includes current and former college all- star players, and area high school and college coaches. The clinic instructor to student ratio will not exceed 1 to 8. The players will be broken up into skill and age group during each clinic session. — see schedule above.
- USA Elite Training offers summer clinics for players ages 8 to16. The clinics are held at outside field locations throughout CT. The summer clinics are divided into two sessions. The “All Skills Program, is held from 9am till noon and the Pitchers and Catchers Program is held from 12:30 till 3pm.
All Skills Program
- The daily program will emphasize the following skills: throwing, fielding, the short game and hitting. In addition, fundamentals of each position (double-plays, covering bases, cutoffs, etc.) and defensive and offensive strategies will be covered. This program includes base running, sliding, selecting the proper equipment for the individual position and live game situations.
Pitchers & Catchers Program
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Each day the pitchers and catchers will spend the first half of the clinic working on specific skills for their position. Pitchers will learn the correct fundamentals of windmill pitching including: how to grip and snap the 2 and 4 seam fastball, drills to improve arm circle speed and mechanics, drills to improve balance and explosion in the pitching motion. The goal of clinic is to improve accuracy and speed. The beginning pitchers will work on Change-ups and the advance pitchers will work on spins for various pitches. All pitchers will work on fielding position, and how to set batters up. All pitcher speeds will be checked via radar gun and spin rotation via the Rev Fire.
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The catcher skill work will include learning the proper stances, framing, throwing techniques, blocking, pick off plays, fielding bunts, passed balls and how to call a game.
